Valve bearing



June 10, 19302 A J, B 'FRANClS 1,763,350 VALVE BEARING Filed Deo. 17, 1928 @El y 'I Z "Patented `June "10, 1930` xThisfinvention `relates t` valve bearings andhas particular reference to the arrangeorrearbui'etor heaters and such other `valves "aslare used in situations `wherein wideava riations v in j temperature y occur `to z prevent chattering lof the valvejournals inthe bearj j forni ofinvention"chosenfto illustrate w `the saine disclosess a liy valve l arrangement disposeddinfa branch connectionbetween a arbureterheater and the exhaustmanifoldof aitfinternaluV combustion engine.` l A valveV in j ,suhl position is subject to widetemperature lg` ariationsf hence must beloosely 4mounted imesh? Such temperatures-` often reach "1200 15009 Fahrenheittand" sometimes higher jug sotliatfthefjournal holes or' apertures must largeenough` torallow freeand easy turn-` g of the valve journal within the extremes rl if temperature present even thoughoxida- `tion of the `suriacestakes place and the size thefvalve journal varies j because `of the wide` temperaturechanges.` l The linvention "howeverislnotlimited to anyV valve or ca`r= ai valve mounting of such nature `as will ale` Hplovvyoperation of the `valve through awlde angeof temperatures. a n j j `"Another j object ofthe invention is toiprof` vide 4a valve mounting for preventing ichat teringof the valve. j l j 1w l j `Awfurtherobjectwlof the invention Aislto j `providea valve of` thelchara'cter described whichiseeonomicalto manufacture, strong andfsturdy1 in construction `andl efficient in The f above,` other,` 1 and further objects of th invention will be apparent from the iol-` lowing description,` the :accompanying draws" ings andithe appended claimsj j 'fr j 1 According to thejinvention a'valve is car'- ment "of `bearings `for a `fly valve; or the like d nuitsY bearings j to prevent sticking under ighftemperature so that it willoperate at all `l 1 obj ect ofzthe invention is to `provide l j valve shaftbin the en ried on" a iameter dimension riations spectto the j :l encon iarcnnitn nnnivors,"` or1 ririv'i'fivrronrdniv f P npplieatiennleDecember 17,'1928, serialvivogseasse; Y

journal whichis supported in its bearings `'which bearings are larger than the of the journal to allowrfor wide al-pchanges due `Lto temperature val with means so ldisposedwith re- V journal as to: hold'the journal or@ valve shaftagainst that iside ofthe bearing towards would force-it, such its be arings y under? all tion. `1 An embo trated `in `the j aecomp the views thereofjpare which intermittent pressures means serving to main# tain the-valve shaft or journal` tightly against 5 51 conditionsfof` operadHlGnt i of `the invention is illusanying drawings and as follows:` j 60` j Figure lis aside elevationalview partial- 7 y l in. section ofacarburetor heater having a valve associated therewithembodying this t inventionql 4 `Fgure2 isa ragme partially in. section of l taken at 90o Figure Slis tion` `and partially in forni of the invention a; conduitrjin which is bodying this invention the intake manifold.

ntal side i elevation 65 ,the heaterof Figure with respect to Figure l. a side view;

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section `of a modified j `and which illustrates mounted a valveeml A;manifold riserl` is arrangedjtoibe interposed between? the carburetor not shown and Therserlfs prof 75 vided with axlateral branchQ having a circular opening fin the" endfof said branch. j `Adly"valve `lis disposed on a journal or end of the;` branchl 2 dzoif the branchZ. The is enlarged forming an 30 annular endl@ which end 16 is provided at diametrically opposite points with `apertures 71A1 and 8.` j collars 9` `are interposed the j antiiriction he l `usual antiffriction bearing in the journal aper` `tures lTand 8.1`The shaft 5is supported in85j bearingmembers 9 and` is arranged 1vvjith j its ends projecting outwardly of they-endofjthe branch 2.

the shaft; 5` byla pin l1 to the1 outer i end `of or" other suitable at-` 9g abl Vlong said shafffor -p Ypel-131ilia'srigsal Shaft in the branch 2, inV which event the' pi through 501.1@ th Ot Y v f g -V The spring 15 iay tensin springften Ypull thejjjounal Shaft v5 "against kthe Y .t K

cessesf, fand n conduit, a valve shaft, said conduit having "openings for supporting said shaft, said openings being of greater diameter thansaid shaft,` means for rotating said shaft, means p for `centering onefend of `said shaft `in its 4, `A Valved conduit, a iy. valve in Said` t opening, and means engaging the other venel i "fof said shaft forpressing `said shaft against 1 one side ofits shaft openings.

t p o s In testimony whereof I hereuntosubscribed l i JAooB R101-IARD FRANCIS 

